VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIAS FOLLOWING ONE-STAGE AND 2-STAGE CORONARY REPERFUSION - EVIDENCE FOR BOTH REENTRY AND ENHANCED AUTOMATICITY
VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIAS FOLLOWING ONE-STAGE AND 2-STAGE CORONARY REPERFUSION - EVIDENCE FOR BOTH REENTRY AND ENHANCED AUTOMATICITY
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DOI:
10.1016/s0022-0736(85)80039-x
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发表时间:
1985-01-01
影响因子:
1.3
通讯作者:
LAZZARA, R
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作者:
KABELL, G;SCHERLAG, BJ;LAZZARA, R
The effects of reperfusion were studied in 60 dogs following a 30-45 min period of left anterior descending coronary artery occlusion using ECG and composite electrogram recordings. One-stage reperfusion in 14 of 15 dogs produced ventricular arrhythmias which degenerated into ventricular fibrillation within 60 s. The onset of ventricular arrhythmias was associated with continuous electrical activity in epicardial and intramural electrograms recorded from the reperfused zone. Vagal slowing during reperfusion (64 .+-. 8/min) did not prevent ventricular fibrillation (8 of 8 dogs) and escape beats were often followed by 1 or more coupled ectopic beats associated with continuous electrical activity. Rapid atrial pacing (270/min) also did not prevent the appearance of ventricular arrhythmia with associated continuous electrical activity and ventricular fibrillation (6 of 6 dogs) nor did 4 mg/kg lidocaine (15 of 16 dogs). In another group of 15 dogs reperfusion was performed in 2 stages resulting in no ventricular fibrillation but in 8 of 15 dogs ventricular arrhythmias were observed beginning within 2 min after reperfusion and lasting 20-30 min. These ventricular arrhythmias were not associated with continuous electrical activity in any of the recorded leads. Atrial pacing suppressed ventricular arrhythmias and idioventricular rate averaged 157 .+-. 10/min vs. 55 .+-. 10/min pre-reperfusion control. The earliest site of activation indicated automatic foci arising in the subendocardium of the reperfused zone. Lidocaine (2-4 mg/kg) rapidly (< 90 s) restored normal sinus rhythm and suppressed automaticity (72 .+-. 11/min) as did left anterior descending artery reocclusion (52 .+-. 6/min). Reentry and enhanced automaticity play a role in ventricular arrhythmias due to reperfusion. Lidocaine (2-4 mg/kg) suppresses automatic but not reentrant ventricular arrhythmias in this experimental setting.